Louis Kaufman
Louis Kaufman (May 10, 1905 – February 9, 1994) was an American violinist. He played on the soundtrack of as many as 500 movies and made over 100 musical recordings. He is also credited with reviving the music of Antonio Vivaldi with his recording of The Four Seasons in 1947, which won the Grand Prix du Disque in 1950, was elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2003 was selected for the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1905 (Portland), Died February 9, 1994 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: viola, violin
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W143350 | 10-in. | 1/25/1927 | Old folks at home | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W143351 | 10-in. | 1/25/1927 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W143371 | 10-in. | 1/31/1927 | Home, sweet home | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W144238 | 10-in. | 5/27/1927 | Annie Laurie | Musical Art Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W145757 | 10-in. | 3/15/1928 | Deep river | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W145996 | 10-in. | 4/11/1928 | Nobody knows the trouble I've seen | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W147858 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | To a wild rose | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W147859 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Mighty lak' a rose | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W147860 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Spanish dance | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W148374 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Serenade | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W148385 | 10-in. | 4/26/1929 | Adagietto | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W149636 | 10-in. | 1/2/1930 | Venetian love song | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W149637 | 10-in. | 1/2/1930 | Scherzo | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98309 | 12-in. | 1/31/1927 | Quartet in C major | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98310 | 12-in. | 1/31/1927 | Quartet in C major | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98326 | 12-in. | 4/4/1927 | Quartet in C major | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98327 | 12-in. | 4/4/1927 | Quartet in C major | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98328 | 12-in. | 4/4/1927 | Quartet in C major | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98329 | 12-in. | 4/4/1927 | Serenade | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98334 | 12-in. | 4/21/1927 | Quartet, no. 5 : Vivace | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98435 | 12-in. | 1/9/1928 | Quartet in A minor | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98436 | 12-in. | 1/9/1928 | Quartet in A minor | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98440 | 12-in. | 1/11/1928 | Quartet in A minor | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98441 | 12-in. | 1/11/1928 | Quartet in A minor | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola | |
Columbia | W98442 | 12-in. | 1/11/1928 | Quartet in A minor | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | instrumentalist, viola |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kaufman, Louis," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116383.
Kaufman, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116383.
"Kaufman, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kaufman, Louis, 1905-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr89008778
Wikidata: Louis Kaufman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4217658
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/116613990
MusicBrainz: Louis Kaufman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7bcf450a-d0a7-4ca1-a883-d3b83852d9ec
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